Engineers designed modular, spring-like devices to maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they can be harnessed to power biohybrid robots. Our muscles are nature's perfect actuators -- devices ...

BEI Kimco has released a voice coil actuator (VCA) for extreme precision applications in aerospace, clean rooms, laboratory instrumentation, and medical environments. It comes with a moving magnet and ...

MIT engineers have developed a new spring (shown in Petri dish) that maximizes the work of natural muscles. When living muscle tissue is attached to posts at the corners of the device, the muscle’s ...